Lyle Ashton Harris

Biography

Lyle Ashton Harris is a queer, black artist whose diverse practice spans photographic media, collage, installation art, and performance art. Through his work, he critiques societal constructs of sexuality and race, exploring his own identity as a black man. His work, including "Self in 'Black Art: In the Absence of Light'" (2021), engages with themes of identity and social justice.